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This occurred back in January at one of our construction site, just outside Port Moresby (PNG). It took the snake, a python I believe, more than 5 hours to complete the task.

You will notice signs were put up to make sure he would not be disturbed. We do not kill snakes when we find them. We normally catch them and release them back into the nature. We have a snake catcher on site to accomplish this task. To date he caught 5 or 6 of them.

Last week I almost stepped on a Black Papuan without even noticing it. A colleague walking behind me saw it running away and disappearing in the grass. Black Papuan is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. The good news is that these snakes rarely attack you. They normally run away, except if they get cornered and have no way to escape.

First bush walk together with Wanda in Papua New Guinea. She had arrived the day before. Poor girl was not acclimatized and almost had to give up after 20 minutes walk because of the heat. But after a rest, a lot of water and thanks to her “character” she did make it. The wall paintings were amazing. We had to cross twice the river with the help of a hand hold rope. A rewarding walk. It was in the Sogeri mountain area, one hour drive from Port Moresby.